'''Khamûl''' was one of the nine [[Nazgûl|Ringwraiths]], second only to the [[Witch-king]] himself. He was called [[Sauron]]'s lieutenant, "'''Shadow of the East'''", and "'''the Black Easterling'''". He was a king of [[Easterlings]] before being given one of the [[Nine Rings]]. He was the only Ringwraith whose name was known.

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'''Khamûl''' was one of the nine [[Nazgûl|Ringwraiths]], second only to the [[Witch-king]] himself. He was called [[Sauron]]'s lieutenant, "'''Shadow of the East'''",<ref>{{UT|Hunt}}</ref> and "'''the Black Easterling'''"<ref name="Note1">{{UT|Hunt}}, note 1</ref>. He was a king of [[Easterlings]] before being given one of the [[Nine Rings]]. It was said that, after the Witch-king, Khamûl was most ready to perceive the presence of the [[One Ring]], but that his power was most confused and diminished by daylight. He was the only Ringwraith whose name was known.

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Khamûl commanded the fortress of [[Dol Guldur]] after Sauron's return to [[Mordor]]. It was he who asked [[Gaffer Gamgee|Hamfast Gamgee]] for "Baggins" the day after [[Frodo Baggins]] had left [[Hobbiton]] and pursued the [[Hobbits]] to [[Bucklebury Ferry]] in [[the Shire]] some days later.<ref>{{UT|Hunt}}, note 1, p. 352</ref>

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In {{TA|2951}} Khamûl took command of the fortress of [[Dol Guldur]] after Sauron's return to [[Mordor]].<ref>{{App|TA}}</ref> It was he who asked [[Gaffer Gamgee|Hamfast Gamgee]] for "Baggins" the day after [[Frodo Baggins]] had left [[Hobbiton]] and pursued the [[Hobbits]] to [[Bucklebury Ferry]] in [[the Shire]] some days later.<ref name="Note1"/>

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Following the destruction of [[the One Ring]], Khamûl perished with the rest of the Ringwraiths at the [[Battle of the Morannon]].

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Following the destruction of [[the One Ring]], Khamûl perished with the rest of the Ringwraiths.<ref>{{RK|VI3}}</ref>

==See also==

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Revision as of 06:50, 13 May 2012

Khamûl was one of the nine Ringwraiths, second only to the Witch-king himself. He was called Sauron's lieutenant, "Shadow of the East",[1] and "the Black Easterling"[2]. He was a king of Easterlings before being given one of the Nine Rings. It was said that, after the Witch-king, Khamûl was most ready to perceive the presence of the One Ring, but that his power was most confused and diminished by daylight. He was the only Ringwraith whose name was known.